19 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW
About 19 Portledge Place
19 Portledge Place is a four-bedroom detached house in Fairy Cross, Bideford, Bideford (EX39 5AW). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 sits 89.7% above the 2014 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 29.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
19 Portledge Place has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed extensions to the front and side of the property
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0008/2022/FUL
- Nov 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the property
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 1/0974/2016/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
19 Portledge Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 16 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2014Most recent
£195,000
+154.9%over 15 years27 August 1998
£76,500
+7.7%over 11 months25 September 1997
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX39 5AW: £259,950 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in EX39 5AW
21 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW
Sold Mar 2025
£335,000Rosebank, Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW
Sold Aug 2019
£255,00011 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW
Sold Jul 2018
£295,0009 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW
Sold Nov 2013
£130,0007 Portledge Place, Fairy Cross, Bideford, EX39 5AW
Sold Oct 2012
£184,950
Versus other Portledge Place homes
Floor Area for 19 Portledge Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,523
Street avg £2,132
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Portledge Gatehouse — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB








